Toy tape pistol



June 19, 1928. 1,674,429

R. A. FRISBIE my TAPE P'IsTbL Filed March 9, 1927 In venzu Patented June 19, 1928.

. RUSSELL A. FRISBIE, or MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO HE J. a E.

STEVENS COMPANY, or CROMWELL, CoNNn TICUr, a CORPORATION.

Application filed Marc h 9, 1927. S erial No. 174,049.

My invention relates to improvements in toy tape pistols of the form that is loaded with paper caps in strip. form, arranged in a coil, and fires the caps successively in respouse tocorrespondingly repeated operation of the trigger and involving mechanism forfeeding'the'tape to the anvil and hammer; and the object of my improvement is to produce a toy tape pistol involving simplicity and economy -in construction and convenience and efficiency in use, and, comprising particularly parts that are constructed "and arranged to positively deliver stripwith the cap to be fired to the space between the anvil and the hammer just before the release of the hammer and involving as a detail feeding the tape through the structure of the hammer member.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy tape pistol.

"Figure 2 is a similar view of part of the same with the cover turned to the open positionso as to permit of loading by inserting the tape roll and inserting the free end through the structure of the hammer member'an'd to the space'between the anvil and hammer. v a

Figure 3 is a similar view on anenlarged scale and with the left casing member removed, exposing the interior structure.- Figure 1 is a similar view with the parts fin the position immediately before firing.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the ham mer member with the checking spring in position.

Figure 6 isarear elevation of the same. My improved toy tape pistol comprises a casing 10 that comprises as to the exterior the barrel structu're 11 and handle 12 arranged after the usual manner andfalso the guard 13 at the inner lower junction of said barrel structure and handle. Within the space that is enclosed by the guard 13 is thetrigger 14. At the top and at the rear of the barrel structure 11 is an openi'ngin which is exposed the-upper portion of the hammer 15 which is opposed to the anvil 16. The casing 10 is'made of shell-like castings, comprising the mainfpart 17 which constitutes the right hand side'of the wall structure andis adapted to receive and gen,- erally operative ly support the interior operating mechanism, comprising various mov- 5 ing parts and springs. 'Cooperating with the casing.

said main part 17 isthfe closure part 18 that serves generally as; a :closure for the same and constitutesgenerallythe left hand wall structure, except for the opening that is provided for loading. Said opening 19 is provided in the side of the handle 12, on

the left side as shown, and exposed a post 20 for recelving the tape coil 21 and also the channel 22 in the hammer member 23 for ment and up to a certain point, whenthe tripping nose '29 on the trigger member '28 slips by the cooperating nose 30 on the ham-. mer member 23. At this point the hammer member 23 is released and is moved to eife'ct the firing by the hammer spring 31. Upon releasing thehold on the trigger 14 the trigger member 28 is restored to the normal position by the trigger spring 32.

The pivotal support for the trigger member 28 is provided-in the form of a knifeedge bearing that is composed of the V- shaped groove 33 on the trigger member 28 a-nd the knife-edge post 34 on the casing.

Said trigger member 28 is in the form of a plate-like structure and comprises adjacent the middle a junction portion 35 at which are merged an upwardly directed horn or arm 36 that supports the V-shaped groove 33: the downwardlv'directed trigger 14.: and the rearwardly directed branch 37 that terminates in the form of the tripping nose 29. Between the horn 36 and the branch 37 is the notch38 for the spring 32, 00 a which extends generally upwardly therefrom and terminates by its upper end in the notch 39 in the casing.

The trigger 14: operates in a. slot 40 "in -Normallv the cooperating nose 30 is in the path of the tripping nose 29 and is held in such. position by the hammer spring 31 and the function of the tripping nose29 is to tiltthe hammer member 23 on its pivot 41', which movement is continueduntil the one nose slips past the other; Then the hammer spring 31 restores the hammer member 23 to the :normal position. Thenfollows the release-of the trigger 14 and the return of the trigger-me1nber'28 to the hormal'po sition by the trigger springv32. f v V The parts are constructed and arranged so that in such return movement of the.

trigger member as'thenoses'29 and coast the trigger member 28 is bodily shifted momentarily to one side to permit the nose tape ofthe coil-19 travelsonitsway to the pivotal post 34.

29.150 drop belowlthe nose 30." During such shifting thetrigger member 28 rides on the The hammer pivot 41 supported ubytthe casing and cooperates :with a: V-shaped groove-or recess 42 that is'located generally at the lower portion and at the forwardfside of "the hammer'vmember 23,

being: adj acentthe junction-- of the i arm' 43 and the wall 44. Said arm43 is:inclined upwardly and forwardlyi TheP-wall 44 is the front wall of the channel 22 andthe rear face 45$ thereof is theway'on track along which the free end portion 46 of the cap hammer-and anvil.

- At-the rear portion of the hammer member 23 is thenotch, 47 for the .upper end of the-hammertspringj 31; The lower end of saidspring-:31- is positioned in. anotch 48 that islocated adjacent the bottom edge of ther'han'dle 12. I

- JThe notch'47'is atthe rearfaeeof a short wall 49 thatis separated from tllQPfIOIltWflll 44'- by the channel-22- aIId-lSJOCatP/d at the lower entrance portion or mouth of said channelt Saidmouth 50 is; defined 0nthe front side by 'aninclined wall face' 51 'that mergeswwith- 'the'face 45 of the wall 44.

The :left sidevofitheehannel 122 is open to t permit of loading and the right side, 'or

bottom,- of said'channel 22' is provided part of the' web structure 52 that inter-connee-ts the" front andrear: portions of-the ha mmer member23. j

- Iiocated generally 111* the lower portion of the" channel or way 22 5 and extending. upwardl'y from the mouth 50 is "a check spring 53 that operates somewhatv after the manner of a- 'pawl to check return'movenient of the tape end 46 during the feeding; and this spring is carriedby the'hamm'er member 23.

I As shown,- said spring 53'has the fixed end 54in the form of sleeve th atisx mounted on a post 7 55 is upwardly directed from said post 55; abuts against the front face 56 of the'short'wall 49; and has the free end 57 resiliently opposed to the face 45 of the wall In' use, the-free end 57 engages with the tape end portion 46' that rides-along theface 45. I r

' Spaced upwardly from the shortwall49 is an inclined Wall 58*that cooperates with is almife edge post the opposedwall 44-to define the upper delivery end portion 59' ofthe channel 22 and that is located immediately below the gages with its lowerend and is heldseated on said post by thepawl sprin :64. 'Thushthefree'end, f-of t e; pawl62is held-i'nresilient engagementwitIfthe-:op V

posed face 45 of the wall44 or'with the tape end 46=-positioned therebetweem v The z-tilting of thehammermember 23 already described is opposed'bythepawl 62. As' suchitilting progresses-the pawl end 65 is pushedbaekwardly and upwardly, carrying with it the tape and thus effecting; the feeding; thereof to; the anvil 16, or tothe spaces 24Pbetween the: hammer 1 5. and the -anvil16.'= I

The length of the tapethatis-fed for each movement; is determined by the extent" of the relative: movement of: the end of'vthe pawl 62 and opposed-face 45 of the wall44. In this detail, I find that a slight though appreciable increase in the length of: feed may be obtainedby providing arounded ,de-

pression 66'; as shown,-fin' the face 45. forthe opposed free'end'6'5 of the pawl 62. I

The-feeding. is' efie'ctediasthehammer-is swung rearwardly; the portion ofrtheica'p tape that is projected into the space-24 is fired by the hammer striking thereon in-cooperation with'the-anvil; the 'ehecktspring prevents retrograde movementiof the-tape;

and 'the pawl engages witha'partof the tape just above theJeheck-spring, ready-'ifor again feeding the same. if 7 V'lhe hammer member 23 is located'just above the tape coil 19 thataish'ousedwithin the handle 12 and inthev fedingthe tape is delivered'from thev coil directly through the structure of the moving hammer member to the anvil. i w I r I claim as myginvention 1. A t oyftape pistol comprising-aw casing having an. anvil and 1 a =chamber; for housing a tape coil of paper caps; mechanism 'housed within said casing comprising atriggeraand means cooperating with said trigger for de-v livering tape-from said coil to said? anvil and having ahamrnerwfoi' cooperatingz with said anvil in firing, said means coi-nprismg a pivotally supported hammer; 'me'nibei-i that supports saidh'ammer; said hammer-member having a face that serves ass-1 wayxfof the delivery of said tape, a check device for said tape carried by said hgmmer member;

a feeding pawl for cooperating with said knife-edge bearing structure and a trigger face supported from said casing. positioning spring.

2. A toy tape pistol as described in claim 4. In a toy tape pistol comprising a casing 1, saidface having a depression in registrahaving an anvil, a hammer member having 15 g 5 tion with said pawl for increasing the rela a hammer, supported for pivotal movement, 'tive length of movement of said pawl and andhaving a face for backing a tape end, face. and means for cooperating with said face 3. A toy tape istol as described in claim comprising a check device supported by said 1, a trigger mem er supporting said trigger, hammer member and a feeding pawl sup- 20 10 means for operatively supporting said trigported from said casing.

ger member, and said means comprising a RUSSELL A. FRISBIE. 

